ProtectedSEARCH

A guide to uninstall ProtectedSEARCH from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to remove ProtectedSEARCH for Windows. The Windows release was created by UTILILAB GmbH. Additional info about UTILILAB GmbH can be read here. Click on http://protectedsearch.antimalwarecloud.com/ to get more facts about ProtectedSEARCH on UTILILAB GmbH's website. Usually the ProtectedSEARCH application is installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\UTILILAB\ProtectedSEARCH directory, depending on the user's option during install. ProtectedSEARCH's complete uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /I{313FC459-42E4-4F49-9053-E6A7D6456ACC}. The program's main executable file is titled sgdtray.exe and it has a size of 1.41 MB (1477720 bytes).

The following executables are installed alongside ProtectedSEARCH. They take about 9.09 MB (9532536 bytes) on disk.

• netsvc.exe (2.72 MB)
• ProtectedSEARCHInstaller.exe (1.06 MB)
• proxy64.exe (324.00 KB)
• sgdsvc.exe (1.47 MB)
• sgdtray.exe (1.41 MB)
• updater.exe (803.33 KB)
• updsvc.exe (1.15 MB)
• certutil.exe (186.00 KB)

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This info is about ProtectedSEARCH version 1.0.42 only. Click on the links below for other ProtectedSEARCH versions:

• 1.0.40
• 1.0.41
• 1.0.39

Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\UTILILAB\ProtectedSEARCH

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove ProtectedSEARCH:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\UTILILAB\ProtectedSEARCH\logs\tray.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\UTILILAB\ProtectedSEARCH\logs\updater.log

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\954CF3134E2494F409356E7A6D54A6CC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{313FC459-42E4-4F49-9053-E6A7D6456ACC}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\SGSolution\ProtectedSEARCH

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\954CF3134E2494F409356E7A6D54A6CC\ProductName

A way to remove ProtectedSEARCH from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ProtectedSEARCH is an application by UTILILAB GmbH. Sometimes, people choose to remove it. Sometimes this is hard because uninstalling this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY approach to remove ProtectedSEARCH is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find ProtectedSEARCH or simply activate the Search feature and type in "ProtectedSEARCH". If it exists on your system the ProtectedSEARCH program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click ProtectedSEARCH in the list , the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about ProtectedSEARCH, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for ProtectedSEARCH:

• The software company is: http://protectedsearch.antimalwarecloud.com/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{313FC459-42E4-4F49-9053-E6A7D6456ACC}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall ProtectedSEARCH.


8. After uninstalling ProtectedSEARCH, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong ProtectedSEARCH which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing ProtectedSEARCH with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove ProtectedSEARCH by UTILILAB GmbH from your PC, nor are we saying that ProtectedSEARCH by UTILILAB GmbH is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove ProtectedSEARCH in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.